Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en befälhavare

a commander, a person being in command (on a ship, in the military)

Meaning

a commander, a person being in command (on a ship, in the military)

Forms

Forms of befälhavare
Singular, indefiniteen befälhavare
Singular, definitebefälhavaren
Plural, indefinitebefälhavare
Plural, definitebefälhavarna

befälhavare is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor befälhavare, den stora befälhavaren. Check another noun

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Is it en befälhavare or ett befälhavare?

Questions

What does befälhavare mean in English?

befälhavare means “a commander, a person being in command (on a ship, in the military)”.

Is it en befälhavare or ett befälhavare?

It is en befälhavare, and “the a commander” is befälhavaren.

What is the plural of befälhavare?

befälhavare doesn't change in the plural: en befälhavare, två befälhavare (definite: befälhavarna).

Origin

befäl + -havare Compare also German Befehlshaber and Dutch bevelhebber

Nearby common words

befälhavare is number 2,868 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary